Re: Nitro

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From: andrew
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 08:22

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In article <1anj1tINNkjg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> rhino@r2d2.eeap.cwru.edu (Rhino Project) writes:
>ADB compatibility is good because it allows NeXT users to use alot
>of Macintosh products which are generally cheaper. If NeXT stuck 
>with their non-standard keyboard architecture it would have been
>awhile before we see graphics tablets and all the other great
>input devices that have appeared on the macintosh.
>CW

Not really...  I think all of the good tablets are serial.  Also, the
NeXT hardware doesn't really support everything about ADB.  Most
keyboards and mice are game (just keep your NeXT keyboard on the chain
so you can control the brightness, sound, and power...), but things
like modems are way out.

andrew
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Subject: Re: Nitro
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